The natural history of peanut allergy
HS Skolnick, MK Conover-Walker, CB Koerner… - Journal of allergy and …, 2001 - Elsevier
Background: It has traditionally been assumed that peanut allergy is rarely outgrown.
Objective: The goal of this study was to determine the number of children with peanut allergy
who become tolerant of peanut. Methods: Patients aged 4 to 20 years with a diagnosis of
peanut allergy were evaluated by questionnaire, skin testing, and a quantitative antibody
fluorescent-enzyme immunoassay. Patients who had been reaction free in the past year and
had a peanut IgE (PN-IgE) level less than 20 kilounits of antibody per liter (kUA/L) were …
Objective: The goal of this study was to determine the number of children with peanut allergy
who become tolerant of peanut. Methods: Patients aged 4 to 20 years with a diagnosis of
peanut allergy were evaluated by questionnaire, skin testing, and a quantitative antibody
fluorescent-enzyme immunoassay. Patients who had been reaction free in the past year and
had a peanut IgE (PN-IgE) level less than 20 kilounits of antibody per liter (kUA/L) were …